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Luzon Dev Bank Vs Assoc of Luzon Dev Bank

The parties agreed to submit position papers to a voluntary arbitrator regarding a labor dispute between Luzon Development Bank and its employees' association. However, LDB failed to submit its position paper despite a reminder. Without hearing LDB's side, the arbitrator ruled against the bank. LDB petitioned to set aside the ruling, questioning the arbitrator's jurisdiction. The Supreme Court ruled that voluntary arbitrators perform a state function delegated by the Labor Code, making them quasi-judicial instrumentalities. As such, their rulings can be appealed to the Court of Appeals, consistent with appeals of other quasi-judicial bodies. This does not conflict with allowing direct appeals of NLRC rulings to the Supreme Court

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Luzon Dev Bank Vs Assoc of Luzon Dev Bank

The parties agreed to submit position papers to a voluntary arbitrator regarding a labor dispute between Luzon Development Bank and its employees' association. However, LDB failed to submit its position paper despite a reminder. Without hearing LDB's side, the arbitrator ruled against the bank. LDB petitioned to set aside the ruling, questioning the arbitrator's jurisdiction. The Supreme Court ruled that voluntary arbitrators perform a state function delegated by the Labor Code, making them quasi-judicial instrumentalities. As such, their rulings can be appealed to the Court of Appeals, consistent with appeals of other quasi-judicial bodies. This does not conflict with allowing direct appeals of NLRC rulings to the Supreme Court

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LUZON DEVELOPMENT BANK vs.

ASSOCIATION OF LUZON DEVELOPMENT BANK EMPLOYEES

G.R. No. 120319 October 6, 1995

ROMERO, J.:

Facts:

At a conference, the parties agreed on the submission of their


respective Position Papers. LDB, on the other hand, failed to submit
its Position Paper despite a letter from the Voluntary Arbitrator
reminding them to do so. ithout LDB's Position Paper, the Voluntary
Arbitrator rendered a decision aganst the Bank. Hence, this petition
for certiorari and prohibition seeking to set aside the decision of the
Voluntary Arbitrator and to prohibit her from enforcing the same.

issue:

Whether or not the Labor Arbitrator has jsdctn v ths cas.

Ling:

The voluntary arbitrator no less performs a state function pursuant to


a governmental power delegated to him under the provisions therefor
in the Labor Code and he falls, therefore, within the contemplation of
the term "instrumentality". The fact that his functions and powers are
provided for in the Labor Code does not place him within the
exceptions to the law since he is a quasi-judicial instrumentality as
contemplated therein. A fortiori, the decision or award of the
voluntary arbitrator or panel of arbitrators should likewise be
appealable to the Court of Appeals just like those of the quasi-judicial
agencies, boards and commissions. This would be in furtherance of,
and consistent with, the original purpose of Circular No. 1-91 to
provide a uniform procedure for the appellate review of adjudications
of all quasi-judicial entities not expressly excepted from the coverage
of Sec. 9 of B.P. 129 by either the Constitution or another statute.
Nor will it run counter to the legislative intendment that decisions of
the NLRC be reviewable directly by the Supreme Court since,
precisely, the cases within the adjudicative competence of the
voluntary arbitrator are excluded from the jurisdiction of the NLRC or
the labor arbiter.

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